Diplomacy books
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Diplomacy
Henry KissingerA broad survey of statecraft and the balance of power from the 17th century onward, written by a former US Secretary of State; it shapes how many readers frame the subject.
How Nations Negotiate
Fred Charles IkléAn early systematic study of the stages, tactics and structure of negotiation between states, still widely cited in negotiation theory.
The Practical Negotiator
I. William ZartmanA collection of essays on negotiation as a process, with attention to how parties reach and implement agreements.
A World Restored
Henry KissingerA study of Metternich and Castlereagh and the post-Napoleonic order, presenting the Congress of Vienna as a model of stable diplomacy.
Soft Power
Joseph S. NyeIntroduces the idea that states can shape outcomes through attraction and legitimacy rather than coercion or payment, and it became a central term in public diplomacy.
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More diplomacy books
- The Strategy of Conflict
The Strategy of ConflictThomas C. Schelling - The Tragedy of American Diplomacy
The Tragedy of American DiplomacyWilliam Appleman Williams - Force and Statecraft
Force and StatecraftGordon Alexander Craig - The Hundred-year Marathon
The Hundred-year MarathonMichael Pillsbury - The Perfect Weapon
The Perfect WeaponDavid E. Sanger - From Colony to Superpower
From Colony to SuperpowerGeorge C. Herring - Statecraft
StatecraftMargaret Thatcher - The Routledge Handbook of Public Diplomacy
The Routledge Handbook of Public DiplomacyNancy Snow - Public Diplomacy
Public DiplomacyNicholas J. Cull - War on Peace
War on PeaceRonan Farrow - America and Europe
America and EuropeDavid C. Gompert1997 - The United Nations, peacekeeping, and U.S. policy in the posThe United Nations, peacekeeping, and U.S. policy in the post-cold war worldClark, Dick1994